The Onkyo is a very good amp. The Krell is suspect for the money, and their past stellar reputation. I listened to the Krell and then the Anthem 225i. I bought the Anthem. $1600.00, 75 wpc more power, made in North America vs China for the Krell. And, finally the sound production was better. No slam against the Krell, the Anthem is just better in presenting a clean, detailed, nuanced sound...without adding any crap to the signal. I felt emotion with the anthem that I did not feel with the Krell, it was the way the sound was presented. Dan D'Agostino would not have put this product on the market. I found it interesting that every review, sans one, gave the Krell high marks. Its like, its a Krell, it has to be good.....Whathifi has a true picture of the Krell, and mimics to an extent what I heard. I thought....well, its a British mag, they have slammed US products before, while giving suspect British products 5/5, but in this case, they were right. It's all relative, if you enjoy the Krell then enough said. In the end, when your unit is fixed, I think you will find the Krell exceeds the Onkyo.